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GOP congresswoman’s gay nephew responds to her tearful vote against same-sex marriage
2 years ago

GOP congresswoman’s gay nephew responds to her tearful vote against same-sex marriage

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In her remarks on the House floor on Thursday, the congresswoman said that “Obergefell …

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Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress
2 years ago

Bill protecting same-sex, interracial unions clears Congress

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The House gave final approval Thursday to legislation protecting same-sex marriages, a monumental step in a decadeslong battle for nationwide recognition that reflects a stark turnaround in societal attitudes. In a statement after the vote, Biden called the legislation a “critical step to ensure that Americans have the right to marry the person they love.” He said the …

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US House of Representatives passes LGBTQ marriage protections
2 years ago

US House of Representatives passes LGBTQ marriage protections

Al Jazeera  

Voting a second time on the Respect for Marriage Act, lawmakers have sent the bill to US President Joe Biden to sign. But House Democrats advanced the Respect for Marriage Act this past summer in the wake of the Supreme Court’s controversial decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “That is the work that is being done today with …

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'Love wins again': Senate passes bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage
2 years ago

'Love wins again': Senate passes bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriage

Raw Story  

Rights groups and other supporters of marriage equality celebrated Tuesday after 12 Senate Republicans joined with all Democrats present to pass protections for same-sex and interracial partnerships. The Respect for Marriage Act does not confirm the right of same-sex couples to marry nationwide, as the U.S. Supreme Court did in Obergefell v. Hodges, but rather requires states to recognize their …

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Same-sex marriage plaintiff Obergefell runs for Ohio office
2 years, 4 months ago

Same-sex marriage plaintiff Obergefell runs for Ohio office

Associated Press  

SANDUSKY, Ohio — Jim Obergefell, whose landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationally, is hoping he and fellow Democrats can make gains in the Ohio Statehouse this year with a message grounded in equality. “And we all deserve to be part of ‘We the People.’” Obergefell, 56, won in his unopposed primary Tuesday for a state …

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Same-Sex Marriage Plaintiff Jim Obergefell Is Running For Office
2 years, 4 months ago

Same-Sex Marriage Plaintiff Jim Obergefell Is Running For Office

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SANDUSKY, Ohio — Jim Obergefell, whose landmark case before the U.S. Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationally, is hoping he and fellow Democrats can make gains in the Ohio Statehouse this year with a message grounded in equality. “And we all deserve to be part of ‘We the People.’” Obergefell, 56, is unopposed in a primary Tuesday …

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A look at pending legislation to protect same-sex marriages
2 years, 4 months ago

A look at pending legislation to protect same-sex marriages

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Respect for Marriage Act, now pending in the Senate, would ensure that same-sex marriages are still legally recognized nationwide if the Supreme Court were to overturn its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges decision that declared a constitutional right for gay couples to wed. If the bill were passed and Obergefell were later overturned, some states could stop issuing …

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How the country’s first openly gay senator is asking GOP colleagues to back marriage equality
2 years, 4 months ago

How the country’s first openly gay senator is asking GOP colleagues to back marriage equality

Raw Story  

Originally published by The 19th Sen. Tammy Baldwin wants her Republican colleagues to understand the dire consequences of losing access to same-sex marriage. Baldwin, the country’s first openly gay senator, has taken the lead on trying to convince her colleagues to vote to protect marriage equality — seven years after that right was seemingly settled by the Supreme Court. But …

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Decision Destroying Roe Threatens Legal Right To Interracial Marriage, Experts Warn
2 years, 6 months ago

Decision Destroying Roe Threatens Legal Right To Interracial Marriage, Experts Warn

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING The legal right not only to same-sex marriage but also to interracial marriage — which reaches even further back in American history — is now at risk with the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and its profound upending of decades of basic rights, experts warn. Vice President Kamala Harris, whose own marriage is interracial, …

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Opinion: Senators must ask Barrett about the same-sex marriage precedent
4 years, 2 months ago

Opinion: Senators must ask Barrett about the same-sex marriage precedent

LA Times  

Judge Amy Coney Barrett speaks in the Rose Garden at the White House after President Trump announced her nomination to the Supreme Court on Sept. 26 in Washington. If and when the Senate Judiciary Committee questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, senators are expected to ask her about whether she accepts Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 ruling legalizing abortion, …

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